emsCharts Teams With FirePrograms Software for Fire Records Management

May 9, 2011 - PRLog -- The new interaction between emsCharts patient data management system and FirePrograms Software streamlines data entry for Fire Departments that are required to perform EMS incident reporting in addition to fire incident reporting.  The emsCharts connector for FirePrograms provides two way data transfer between emsCharts and FirePrograms software systems.

FirePrograms offers a wide variety of software and hardware products for Fire Department management.  Departments that respond to fire incidents and also treat patients are required to complete separate reports on both the fire incident and the patient encounter.  By connecting the FirePrograms NFIRS 2.0 compliant incident record to emsCharts’ NEMSIS Gold compliant patient data collection and management program, users will not need to duplicate data entry efforts.

If a user is creating a patient care report (PCR) from a fire incident in FirePrograms, the user will click an icon in FirePrograms that launches emsCharts in a browser and automatically logs the FirePrograms user into emsCharts.  Pertinent data will be transferred from the fire incident into the PCR. For added functionality, pertinent data from an existing PCR can be transferred directly into a fire incident report.

“We have a large number of fire-based customers that require dual fire and EMS reporting, and have been asking for a streamlined solution,” comments Pete Goutmann, Vice President of emsCharts, Inc.  “We are experts in EMS patient data collection and management.  Fire reporting, much like EMS reporting, has its own variety of complexities and requires expertise in developing a product that can accommodate those complexities.”  Goutmann continues, “emsCharts has always employed a ‘Best-of-Breed’ philosophy with our products and interfaces, and we are thrilled to have found a partner who shares our vision for Public Safety software.”  

”Our partnership with emsCharts adds a significant element to our full suite of fire records management software modules,” comments Gary Ewers, President of FirePrograms Software.  “With a direct interface into emsCharts, our nationwide users can enhance their current EMS reporting and leverage the full capability of emsCharts, all within their familiar FirePrograms records management software.  As experts in fire incident reporting and fire service data management, we are excited to offer this enhanced patient care reporting capability to our customers.”

The collaborative functionality between emsCharts, Inc. and FirePrograms Software requires subscriptions to both services.  The application link is available now and is currently being used by EMS & Fire agencies.

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